He had completely spaced and she took the time to simply watch when she had finished speaking, unconcerned by the fact that he had disappeared into his own head. By the time he came back to the real world, her legs were crossed and her chin rested on one hand, simply waiting. She lifted her head and laughed at his question.

"Do you actually care about my name? Or are you simply trying on human manners? Sometimes it's hard for me to tell."

Empathetic abilities aside that is.